Objective

Domains
Microsoft Certified Educator
Technology Literacy for Educators: 62-193

SKILLS MEASURED
OVERVIEW
The Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)
is a professional development program
1 Facilitate Student Collaboration

that bridges the gap between technology
skills and innovative teaching. Educators
holding a MCE certification can prove
they have the skills needed to provide
rich, customized learning experiences
for their students that incorporate critical
21st century skills using Microsoft tools.
AUDIENCE PROFILE
1.1 Determine the level to which a learning activity meets the rubric for
collaboration.
1.1.1 Prepare activites that enable students to work together, have a
shared responsibility for deliverables, make decisions that are
substantive and crucial to learning activity success, and work
interdependently.
1.1.2 Analyze, evaluate, design, and manage the learning environment to
facilitate student collaboration, given a set of resources available in
a classroom.

1.1.3 Virtual environment; physical environment; software tools available.

Candidates for this exam include

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individuals preparing to become
classroom educators, current educators, Facilitate Skilled Communication
faculty at teacher training or pre-service
colleges, educational administrators, or 2.1 Modify a learning activity to meet the rubric for the highest level of skilled
other professionals looking to provide communication.
validation of competency.
2.1.1 Prepare activities that enable students to create product
deliverables that convey a set of connected ideas, are multimodal,
The MCE: Technology Literacy for
require supporting evidence, and are designed for a specific
Educators certification test is an
audience.
intermediate-level examination intended
to be a valid and reliable measure of 2.2 Evaluate student product examples to determine the level to which they
competencies as measured by the meet the skilled communication rubric.
21st Century Learning Design (21CLD)
2.2.1 Evaluate student product examples on the use of connected ideas,
framework.
multimodal approach, supporting evidence, and design for a
specific audience.
3 Facilitate Knowledge Construction
6 Facilitate Student use of Information and
Communication Tools (ICT)
3.1 Determine the level to which a learning activity
meets the knowledge construction rubric. 6.1 Determine the level to which a learning activity
meets the rubric for use of ICT learning.
3.1.1 Prepare interdisciplinary activities that enable
students to apply knowledge in a new context. 6.1.1 Prepare activities that enable students’ use
of ICT to support knowledge construction;
3.2 Transform a didactic learning situation into an
activity that requires students to apply knowledge address the needs of diverse learners.
in a new context that facilitates interdisciplinary 6.2 Fulfill student learning outcomes by using Microsoft
learning. technology tools.
3.2.1 Prepare activitities that enable students 6.2.1 Identify the skills required to implement the
to spend their time and effort developing
resources.
knowledge that is new to them and participate
in interdisciplinary learning activities. 6.3 Select the best ICT resource to help resolve or
manage the logistical challenges of reaching the
desired educational outcome.
4 Facilitate Self-Regulation 6.3.1 Lab configuration issues; shared computers;
BYOD.
4.1 Determine the level to which a learning activity
meets the rubric for self-regulation.

4.1.1 Prepare long-term activities that enable

students to plan their own work and revise
7 Use ICT to be an Effective Educator

work based on feedback. 7.1 Determine which ICT resource supports a specified
educational outcome.
4.2 Determine which opportunities facilitate an
environment of self-regulation. 7.1.1 Evaluate a learning activity; rate the
appropriateness of specific ICT resources;
4.2.1 Provide students with opportunities to set address the diverse needs of all learners.
their learning goals, decide on the best
strategies to achieve these goals, and monitor 7.2 Determine the appropriate pedagogical approach to
to see if these strategies are working. meet an educational outcome using ICT resources.

7.2.1 Planned vs. unplanned situations; appropriate

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performances of understanding; different
Facilitate Real World Problem Solving
learning styles.
and Innovation
7.3 Select an appropriate ICT resource to reach a
5.1 Determine the level to which a learning activity professional development goal.
meets the rubric for real world problem solving.
7.3.1 Improve productivity; time management skills.
5.1.1 Prepare activities that enable students to 7.4 Evaluate responses to a scenario involving Digital
develop a solution to a problem that is new to
Citizenship.
them, complete a task that they have not been
instructed how to do, or design a complex 7.4.1 Internet safety; security issues; cyber-bullying;
product that meets a set of requirements. digital footprint; privacy issues; communication
forums; acceptable use.
5.2 Select a strategy to encourage students to
problem-solve, innovate, and apply a solution that
benefits others in the real world.

5.2.1 Develop learning objectives that involve real-

world issues.

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